Living a New Life in Christ
1What should we say then? Should we keep on sinning so that God’s grace can increase? 2Not at all! As far as sin is concerned, we are dead. So how can we keep on sinning? 3All of us were baptized into Christ Jesus. Don’t you know that we were baptized into his death? 4By being baptized, we were buried with Christ into his death. Christ has been raised from the dead by the Father’s glory. And like Christ we also can live a new life.
5By being baptized, we have been joined with him in a death like his. So we will certainly also be joined with him in a resurrection like his. 6We know that what we used to be was nailed to the cross with him. That happened so our bodies that were ruled by sin would lose their power. So we are no longer slaves of sin. 7That’s because those who have died have been set free from sin.
8We died with Christ. So we believe that we will also live with him. 9We know that Christ was raised from the dead and will never die again. Death doesn’t control him anymore. 10When he died, he died once and for all time. He did this to break the power of sin. Now that he lives, he lives in the power of God.
11In the same way, consider yourselves to be dead as far as sin is concerned. Now you believe in Christ Jesus. So consider yourselves to be alive as far as God is concerned. 12So don’t let sin rule your body, which is going to die. Don’t obey its evil desires. 13Don’t give any part of yourself to serve sin. Don’t let any part of yourself be used to do evil. Instead, give yourselves to God. You have been brought from death to life. So give every part of yourself to God to do what is right. 14Sin will no longer control you like a master. That’s because the law does not rule you. God’s grace has set you free.
Slaves to Right Living
15What should we say then? Should we sin because we are not ruled by the law but by God’s grace? Not at all! 16Don’t you know that when you give yourselves to obey someone you become that person’s slave? If you are slaves of sin, then you will die. But if you are slaves who obey God, then you will live a godly life. 17You used to be slaves of sin. But thank God that with your whole heart you obeyed the teachings you were given! 18You have been set free from sin. You have become slaves to right living.
19Because you are human, you find this hard to understand. So I am using an everyday example to help you understand. You used to give yourselves to be slaves to unclean living. You were becoming more and more evil. Now give yourselves to be slaves to right living. Then you will become holy. 20Once you were slaves of sin. At that time right living did not control you. 21What benefit did you gain from doing the things you are now ashamed of? Those things lead to death! 22You have been set free from sin. God has made you his slaves. The benefit you gain leads to holy living. And the end result is eternal life. 23When you sin, the pay you get is death. But God gives you the gift of eternal life. That’s because of what Christ Jesus our Lord has done.
Cristo causaita cujpimi juchapajca huañushca canchij
1Chashna cajpica, ¿ima nishuntaj? Mana cʼuyaipajcunata Dios ashtahuan cʼuyachunca, ¿ashtahuan millaita ruracushunllachu? 2Ama chashnaca yuyashunchijchu. Millaita ama rurangapajca, huañushca shinamari canchij. Chashna cashpaca, ¿maitataj cutin millaillapitajca causashunri? 3Cristo Jesus-huan shujlla tucungapaj tucui bautiźashcacunaca, pai huañushca shina huañungapajmi bautiźashca carcanchij. ¿Chaitaca manachu yachanguichij? 4Chashna bautiźashpami, huañushca shina cangapaj, Cristohuan pambashca carcanchij. Chashna cashcamantaca, Yaya Dios sumaj cashpa, Cristota huañushcacunapaj chaupimanta causachishca shinallatajmi, ñucanchijpish mushuj causaita causashun.
5Cristo huañushca shinallataj huañushpami, paihuan shujlla tucurcanchij. Chashnallataj pai causarishca shinallatajmi causarishun. 6Ñucanchij ñaupa causaita Cristohuan chacatashcataca yachanchijmi. Juchasapa aicha chingarishpa, juchata ama ashtahuan servichunmi, chashna chacatashca carcanchij. 7Ña huañushcataca, juchaca imata mana rurachi tucunchu.
8Cristohuan huañushca cashpaca, paihuan causanatapish crinchijmi. 9Huañushcacunapaj chaupimanta Cristo causarishpaca, ña mana cutin huañuna cashcataca yachanchijmi. Paitaca huañuica, ña mana imata rurai tucunchu. 10Cristo huañushpaca, shuj cutinllami tucuicunapaj juchamanta huañurca. Causarishpaca, Taita Diospajmi causacun.
11Cunanca cancunapish juchata rurangapajca, huañushca shina cashcata, cutin Apunchij Cristo Jesus-huan shujlla tucushcamantaca, Taita Diospaj causacushcata yuyaichigari. 12Chaimanta, cancunapaj huañunalla aichata jucha mandasha nijpica, ama caźuichijchu; millai munaicuna shamujpipish ama atichun saquichijchu. 13Cancunapaj aichapi imalla tiyajcunatapish, ama millaita rurachichun juchaman cuichijchu. Ashtahuanpish, huañushcacunapaj chaupimanta causarishca shinataj, Taita Diosman curichij. Shinallataj cancunapaj aichapi imalla tiyajcunatapish, Taita Dios munashcata rurangapaj, Diosman cuichij. 14Chashna rurajpica, juchaca ña mana mandai tucungachu. Ña manamari Mandashca ucupi canguichijchu, ashtahuanpish mana cʼuyaipajcunata Dios cʼuyashpa chasquishcacunamari canguichij.
Allita ruranapi huatashca shina canchij
15Shinashpaca, mana cʼuyaipajta Dios cʼuyashpalla chasquishca cashcamantaca, Mandashcataca ña mana pajtachinachu canchij. Chashna nishpaca, ¿juchata ruracushunllachu? ¿Maitataj chashnaca rurashunri? 16Pipish maijan runata randijpica, huatashca shina tucuipi paita caźushpa causangapajmi, paipaj maquipi yaicun. Chaitaca, ¿manachu yachanguichij? Chai shinallatajmari juchapaj maquipi cashpaca, huañuiman apajta caźuncuna. Ashtahuanpish Diosta caźushpaca, pai munashcatami rurashpa causancuna. 17Cancunaca ñaupaca, juchapimi huatashca causarcanguichij, ashtahuanpish cunanca Diosmanta imallata yachachishcata chasquishpamari tucui shunguhuan caźushpa causacunguichij. Chaimantami, Taita Diostaca pagui nini. 18Ña juchapaj maquimanta cacharishcamantami, Dios munashcata rurangapaj Paipaj maquipi canguichij.
19Cancuna mana jahualla yachai tucujpimi, caicunataca cancuna yachaipajllata ricushpa rimani. Ñaupaca, cancunapaj aichapi imalla tiyajcunahuanca, ima mapatapish rurashpami, millaita servircanguichij. Cunanca cutin chai shinallataj, cancunapaj aichapi imalla tiyajcunataca, Dios munashcata rurashpa, Paita servingapaj Paipajlla cachun Diosman cuichigari. 20Juchapaj maquipi cancuna huatashca causacujpica, Diosca pai munashcata rurachun mana mandai tucurcachu. 21Chashna cunan cancuna pingaricushca millaita rurashcamantaca, ¿ima allitataj japircanguichigari? ¡Chai rurashcacunaca, huañuillamanmi chayachin! 22Ashtahuanpish cunanca, juchapaj maquimanta cacharishca cashpami, Taita Diospajlla causashpa caticunguichij. Chaimantaca huiñai causaitami japinguichij. 23Juchaca huañuillatami cun. Ashtahuanpish Taita Diosca jatunta cʼuyashpallami, Apunchij Cristo Jesusmanta, huiñai causaita cushca.
